250 CONSERVATION OF CANADIAN WILD LIFE 



supply of wild fowl in Manitoba cannot be overestimated, 

 and the influence of the protection given to the bjrds in 

 this area will by no means be confined to the province. 



If we add to the area of the Cedar Lake Reserve the area 

 of the adjoining Lake Winnipegosis Reserve, in which both 

 game-birds and mammals are protected, we have a wild- 

 fowl reservation of 3,565 square miles in extent, constituting, 

 perhaps, the most important protected breeding-grounds for 

 ducks and geese on the North American continent. 



The Riding Mountain Game Reserve is one of the most 

 important of the provincial reserves in Manitoba, as it con- 

 tains the largest number of wapiti or elk to be found in any 

 one region in Canada (see p. 28). 



Provincial Game Reserves in Saskatchewan 



When the provincial government of Saskatchewan first 

 undertook the wise establishment of game reserves, legisla- 

 tion was passed which provided that all Dominion forest 

 reserves automatically became game reserves. This sys- 

 tem worked admirably until the Dominion Government set 

 aside such extensive areas in the province as forest reserves 

 that it soon became undesirable to continue such a policy. 

 The game laws were accordingly amended, and the areas 

 set aside as game reserves were revised so as to conform more 

 nearly with the existing requirements. Certain of the for- 

 mer reserves were reduced in size, some were withdrawn al- 

 together, and others were added to the nmnber. 



The following is a list of the Saskatchewan game re- 

 serves, with their areas, and their distribution is shown in 

 the accompanying map: 



Moose Mountain Game Reserve 150 square miles 



Cypress HUls " " 75 " 



Beaver Hills " " 100 " 



The Pines " " 160 " 



